diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
index f9d1f7e4d6d1..914b142b6f2b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/ioctl.c
@@ -430,8 +430,7 @@ static enum rq_end_io_ret nvme_uring_cmd_end_io(struct request *req,
 	else
 		io_uring_cmd_complete_in_task(ioucmd, nvme_uring_task_cb);
 
-	blk_mq_free_request(req);
-	return RQ_END_IO_NONE;
+	return RQ_END_IO_FREE;
 }
 
 static enum rq_end_io_ret nvme_uring_cmd_end_io_meta(struct request *req,